Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 8 chicken thighs and 8 drumsticks, skin on
  • 3 spring onions , shredded, to finish
  • 2-4 tbsp groundnut oil
  • 6 garlic cloves , finely chopped
  • finger-length piece fresh root ginger , grated
  • 4 tbsp Shaohsing rice wine or dry sherry
  • 4 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 4 tbsp clear honey
  • 3-4 tsp five spice powder

Instruction

  • Whisk together the marinade ingredients, put the chicken into a dish, then pour over the marinade, mixing to coat. Cover, then chill for at least 20 mins, or up to a day if you have time.
  • Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4, and lift the chicken out of the marinade into a roasting tin. Roast for 40 mins, pour over the remaining marinade, then cook for a further 30 mins until golden and sticky. Sprinkle with the spring onion, then serve.